Two Pueblo men arrested following McClave Bank robbery

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Two bank robbery suspects were arrested following a high speed chase in southeastern Colorado on Friday morning, June 28, 2013.

A male suspect entered the McClave State Bank (113 1st St.) in the town of McClave just after 8:30 a.m. and demanded cash from bank employees after brandishing a handgun.

The suspect fled the scene with an undisclosed amount of cash and entered a Ford Taurus being driven by another male suspect. That vehicle was found abandoned several miles from the bank.

A short while later, a Lamar Police officer attempted to make a traffic stop involving a Ford pick-up truck just before 9:30 a.m.A pursuit ensued and ended after approximately six miles when the driver of the truck and another male occupant fled the vehicle on foot. They were apprehended a short time later.

Evidence from the bank robbery was recovered by police. (Specific information about the evidence is not being released as this is part of the investigation.)

The recovered Ford Taurus and pick-up truck were reported stolen out of Pueblo on Thursday, June 27, 2013.

Michael Lloyd Givan (DOB: 11/12/84) and Joshua Ray Hyatt (DOB: 12/18/87) –both from Pueblo—were arrested and face charges of aggravated robbery, two counts of aggravated motor vehicle theft and possession of a weapon by a previous offender. They will be taken tothe Bent County Jail in Las Animas.

The case is being investigated by multiple agencies including the CBI, FBI, Bent County Sheriff’s Office, Lamar Police Department and the 16th Judicial District Attorney’s Office.